October 10, 2018 – A new sight for us here on CSX’s Henderson Subdivision are the DPU’s being run on intermodals Q025 & Q026. I understand it’s a test phase right now, but it certainly makes for a different photograph. Here we have Q025-09 passing Q028 in the siding at the north end of Kelly, Ky as CSXT 3101 acts as the DPU on it’s way south along the Henderson Subdivision.
A DPU (Distributed Power Unit) A locomotive set capable of remote-control operation in conjunction with locomotive units at the train’s head end. DPUs are placed in the middle or at the rear of heavy trains (such as coal, grain, soda ash and even manifest), to help climb grades. – #jimstrainphotos #kentuckyrailroads #trains #nikond800 #railroad #railroads #train #railways #railway #csx #csxrailroad